WD2000: Table Cell Border Color Is Retained for the Entire Table Saved as Web Page (220269)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q220269

SYMPTOMS

When you save a Word document as Web page (on the File menu, click Save as Web Page) with a table that contains at least one cell bordered as a different border or color than the rest of the table, the following occurs:
  • The entire table is bordered with a single-line border style. -and-

  • The entire table border color is changed to that of the table cell.

WORKAROUND

The functionality of changing the table to a single-line border style is by design in Microsoft Word when you save as a Web page. Only certain table border styles are supported in a Web page (HTML). As a result, incompatible table border styles are converted to single-line borders.

The change of the entire table border color when you save your Word document as a Web page is a problem in Microsoft Word. To retain a particular border color for a table cell, follow these steps:
  1. Save your Word document as a Web page (on the File menu, click Save as Web Page).
  2. Select the table cell that you want to be bordered with a different border color.
  3. On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading.
  4. On the Borders tab, change the Color box to the color that you want the table cell to be bordered with, and then click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about formatting and other items that are not supported by HTML, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212270 WD2000: Limitations of Converting from Word Doc to Web Page

For more information about what happens when you save a document as a Web page, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type what's lost saving as web page in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/28/2003
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